Kat of the 614 Abolish ICE
@kat021171.bsky.social
M. A. Geog., sorta techie, dem soc, Central OH. Come for hockey (esp. #CBJ), stay for politics & geekery. CT born, OH raised, FFXIV player of many alts. #equalrights #LGBTQIA🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Okay, I'm making up a "Nice" list, like I'm fuckin' Santa Claus, bitches. BUT! You only make my list if you're a member of the US Congress and you stand up for trans people, like Rep.-Elect McBride. So far I have Ocasio-Cortez, Frost, and Robert Garcia. If you know of any others, let me know.
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"I'm gonna give Homan the benefit of the doubt"
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
January 27, 2026 at 11:26 PM
"I'm gonna give Homan the benefit of the doubt"
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
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There's apparently body cam footage of Alex's murder. Do people know this?
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM
There's apparently body cam footage of Alex's murder. Do people know this?
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
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Larry Nance Jr., forward for Cleveland Cavs
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Larry Nance Jr., forward for Cleveland Cavs
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"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
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Border Patrol shot someone south of Tucson this morning. Three gunshot wounds. No other details atm.
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Border Patrol shot someone south of Tucson this morning. Three gunshot wounds. No other details atm.
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Friends, I’m once again asking you to donate. But not to me!
@claireforny.bsky.social is a union organizer, democratic socialist and my former Assembly colleague running for Congress in NY-7.
Chip in today: secure.actblue.com/donate/clair...
@claireforny.bsky.social is a union organizer, democratic socialist and my former Assembly colleague running for Congress in NY-7.
Chip in today: secure.actblue.com/donate/clair...
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Friends, I’m once again asking you to donate. But not to me!
@claireforny.bsky.social is a union organizer, democratic socialist and my former Assembly colleague running for Congress in NY-7.
Chip in today: secure.actblue.com/donate/clair...
@claireforny.bsky.social is a union organizer, democratic socialist and my former Assembly colleague running for Congress in NY-7.
Chip in today: secure.actblue.com/donate/clair...
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
The more I think about the ICE "reforms" Senate Dems seem to be supporting, the more I realize that they seem to think ICE is either operating in good faith or can be trusted to operate in good faith. Have they even met ICE???
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The more I think about the ICE "reforms" Senate Dems seem to be supporting, the more I realize that they seem to think ICE is either operating in good faith or can be trusted to operate in good faith. Have they even met ICE???
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everyone mentioning it in quotes but yeah, airports also count as "the border" so they don't even have to ignore that part, it was already useless
fucking hell just remembered, "CBP stays at border" and the way 'border' is defined in this country is this bullshit. awesome work, guys
January 27, 2026 at 2:59 PM
everyone mentioning it in quotes but yeah, airports also count as "the border" so they don't even have to ignore that part, it was already useless
This is why we cannot "reform", "restrict", or "regulate" our way out of this. ICE MUST BE DESTROYED.
NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge says ICE has been violating court orders repeatedly — detaining noncitizens or rushing them to Texas despite judges' commands.
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This is why we cannot "reform", "restrict", or "regulate" our way out of this. ICE MUST BE DESTROYED.
I love when libs talk about how Biden and Obama have been called "deporter-in-chief" but people didn't rise up because they did it in a kindler, gentler manner. Yeah, that's the problem; we didn't speak up then, and it allowed ICE to continue so Trump could abuse it!
January 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I love when libs talk about how Biden and Obama have been called "deporter-in-chief" but people didn't rise up because they did it in a kindler, gentler manner. Yeah, that's the problem; we didn't speak up then, and it allowed ICE to continue so Trump could abuse it!
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NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge says ICE has been violating court orders repeatedly — detaining noncitizens or rushing them to Texas despite judges' commands.
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 27, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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After the Boston Massacre, the soldiers responsible were arrested and received fair trials. King George recalled the regiment to England, and then American leaders were like “good, that was enough, we’ll remain your loyal subjects forever…” wait, that’s not right…
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
After the Boston Massacre, the soldiers responsible were arrested and received fair trials. King George recalled the regiment to England, and then American leaders were like “good, that was enough, we’ll remain your loyal subjects forever…” wait, that’s not right…
Dem response to ICE murders; a "kinder, gentler" ICE, one that will only deport migrants and break up families in a polite manner, with a permission slip and a tip of the hat.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Dem response to ICE murders; a "kinder, gentler" ICE, one that will only deport migrants and break up families in a polite manner, with a permission slip and a tip of the hat.
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"ICE agents will have a security role at the Winter Olympics"
t-minus however long it is til the Winter Olympics before we get a story about ICE disappearing a competitor.
t-minus however long it is til the Winter Olympics before we get a story about ICE disappearing a competitor.
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
"ICE agents will have a security role at the Winter Olympics"
t-minus however long it is til the Winter Olympics before we get a story about ICE disappearing a competitor.
t-minus however long it is til the Winter Olympics before we get a story about ICE disappearing a competitor.
"Oh, dear. If it's not the consequences of my actions forcing me into Dry January."
"...my local pub- a place where I have always been warmly received..."
They are SERVICE WORKERS. They DO NOT ACTUALLY LIKE YOU.
It is LITERALLY THEIR JOB TO PRETEND.
They are SERVICE WORKERS. They DO NOT ACTUALLY LIKE YOU.
It is LITERALLY THEIR JOB TO PRETEND.
Again: the job of most the British press is to recruit useful wingnut cranks and use them to promote the crackpot causes both the papers and the cranks hold dear.
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
"Oh, dear. If it's not the consequences of my actions forcing me into Dry January."
Third Way doesn't want us using "abolish ICE" language? They are recommending Dem candidates only call for an "overhaul" of ICE? My recommendation to Democrats is to say "not only abolish ICE, but fucking tear it down and burn the remains".
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Third Way doesn't want us using "abolish ICE" language? They are recommending Dem candidates only call for an "overhaul" of ICE? My recommendation to Democrats is to say "not only abolish ICE, but fucking tear it down and burn the remains".
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This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.
Just spent an hour looking at how the Washington Metro has expanded since I was last in the District in 1989, wishing to the gods that Columbus had any sort of public goods insight.
January 26, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Just spent an hour looking at how the Washington Metro has expanded since I was last in the District in 1989, wishing to the gods that Columbus had any sort of public goods insight.
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This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
The Chun regime that my wife fought against in the 80s did the exact same thing. They needed a "crisis" that "only they could solve" to hoard more ill-gotten power, so they chose one city (Gwangju), declared its inhabitants enemies, sent trucks full of soldiers to violently attack and kill them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
Good. I don't want to see his corpulent, atherosclerotic ass on my TV while I'm watching my Patriots, so fuck him five ways sideways.
Bad Bunny and Green Day are both scheduled to perform at the event. They have been vocal critics of Trump and his administration.
“I’m anti-them,” Trump said. “I think it’s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible.”
More:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
“I’m anti-them,” Trump said. “I think it’s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible.”
More:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
President Trump says he won’t attend Super Bowl, criticizes Bad Bunny and Green Day
Trump, who attended last year's game in New Orleans, said next month's contest in California was "just too far away."
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Good. I don't want to see his corpulent, atherosclerotic ass on my TV while I'm watching my Patriots, so fuck him five ways sideways.
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TikTok is under right wing billionaire control now. Plan your exit strategy.
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 AM
TikTok is under right wing billionaire control now. Plan your exit strategy.
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"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
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We got no investigation whatsoever for Renee Good. Todd Blanche said he watched the video and there was no need. Now we will get a rigged investigation on Pretti with DHS investigating itself to determine if DHS did anything wrong, and zero oversight from the Republican Congress.
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We got no investigation whatsoever for Renee Good. Todd Blanche said he watched the video and there was no need. Now we will get a rigged investigation on Pretti with DHS investigating itself to determine if DHS did anything wrong, and zero oversight from the Republican Congress.
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The VCs bros have convinced themselves they are on some moral crusade. They will be behind the scenes trying to cling to power in the midterms and beyond.
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The VCs bros have convinced themselves they are on some moral crusade. They will be behind the scenes trying to cling to power in the midterms and beyond.
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks